CONTACT: FRED VUYLSTEKE 925-634-6126
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE –BYRON, CALIFORNIA — FEBRUARY 3, 2009— MARIN FOOD SPECIALTIES, INC OF BYRON, CALIFORNIA IS VOLUNTARILY RECALLING VARIOUS SNACKS AND TRAIL MIXES BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN PEANUTS FROM PEANUT CORPORATION OF AMERICA, WHICH MAY BE CONTAMINATED WITH SALMONELLA.
SALMONELLA IS AN ORGANISM WHICH CAN CAUSE SERIOUS AND SOMETIMES FATAL INFECTIONS IN YOUNG CHILDREN, FRAIL OR ELDERLY PEOPLE, AND OTHERS WITH WEAKENED IMMUNE SYSTEMS.  HEALTHY PERSONS INFECTED WITH SALMONELLA OFTEN EXPERIENCE FEVER, DIARRHEA (WHICH MAY BE BLOODY), NAUSEA, VOMITING AND ABDOMINAL PAIN.  IN RARE CIRCUMSTANCES, INFECTION WITH SALMONELLA CAN RESULT IN THE ORGANISM GETTING INTO THE BLOODSTREAM AND PRODUCING MORE SEVERE ILLNESS SUCH AS ARTERIAL INFECTIONS (I.E., INFECTED ANEURYSMS), ENDOCARDITIS AND ARTHRITIS.
PRODUCTS IMPACTED BY THE RECALL INCLUDE:
MARIN BRAND CAJUN SNACK MIX (12# UPC 0-74672-66624-6), PRODUCTION LOTS (3188, 3178, 3168, 3038).  ALL LOTS (0017 THROUGH 3657) AND ALL LOTS (0018 THROUGH 2208). MARIN BRAND HONG KONG MIX (10# UPC 0-74672-21502-4), PRODUCTION LOTS (3518, 3038). ALL LOTS (0017 THROUGH 3657) AND ALL LOTS (0018 THROUGH 2208). FRED MEYER CAJUN MIX (10# UPC 0-74672-66650-5), WITH PRODUCTION LOTS (3368, 3098, 2908, 2958).  ALL LOTS (0017 THROUGH 3657) AND ALL LOTS (0018 THROUGH 1978) FRED MEYER HAPPINESS ORIENTAL MIX (10# UPC 0-74672-66677-2), PRODUCTION LOTS (3098, 3368, 2898, 2958).  ALL LOTS (0017 THROUGH 3657) AND ALL LOTS (0018 THROUGH 1978) DANCING STAR MIXED BERRY BLAST CHUNKS OF ENERGY (10# UPC 7-69270-10052-4), WITH PRODUCTION LOTS (3268, 3238, 3198, 2558, 2488, 2468).  ALL LOTS (0018 THROUGH 2208), AND ALL LOTS (0017 THROUGH 3657). DANCING STAR
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